$ATEC
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. Stock $atec

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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312513089967 Filed on March 05, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
Revenue	$49.51M	$47.62M	$50.86M
YoY Change	7.58%	6.17%	11.98%
Cost Of Revenue	$24.60M	$17.00M	$21.00M
YoY Change	69.19%	6.79%	26.58%
Gross Profit	$24.91M	$30.21M	$29.86M
YoY Change	-20.87%	4.41%	3.58%
Gross Profit Margin	50.32%	63.43%	58.71%
Selling, General & Admin	$27.78M	$27.77M	$28.23M
YoY Change	-2.7%	11.13%	12.38%
% of Gross Profit	111.52%	91.94%	94.54%
Research & Development	$3.240M	$3.858M	$4.380M
YoY Change	-20.59%	-37.57%	-12.4%
% of Gross Profit	13.01%	12.77%	14.67%
Depreciation & Amortization	$4.940M	$3.700M	$4.980M
YoY Change	2.92%	-19.74%	16.36%
% of Gross Profit	19.83%	12.25%	16.68%
Operating Expenses	$41.40M	$32.57M	$33.17M
YoY Change	24.77%	2.74%	6.71%
Operating Profit	-$16.49M	-$2.362M	-$3.304M
YoY Change	869.88%	-14.73%	46.84%
Interest Expense	-$690.0K	$725.0K	-$840.0K
YoY Change	-68.92%	-162.5%	-40.43%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$250.0K	-$475.0K	$340.0K
YoY Change	127.27%	-778.57%	-69.09%
Pretax Income	-$17.43M	-$2.837M	-$3.810M
YoY Change	332.51%	-37.79%	13.06%
Income Tax	-$1.460M	-$1.533M	-$760.0K
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$15.97M	-$1.304M	-$3.044M
YoY Change	454.38%	-65.59%	2.15%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-32.25%	-2.74%	-5.98%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$2.155M	-$175.7K	-$411.4K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		88.83M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		88.83M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$20.70M	$22.10M	$21.80M
YoY Change	-10.78%	-23.53%	-43.23%
Cash & Equivalents	$20.67M	$22.14M	$21.80M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$8.100M	$8.700M	$10.40M
YoY Change	-2.41%	12.99%	46.48%
Inventory	$45.92M	$48.80M	$48.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$41.71M	$39.80M	$41.70M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$116.4M	$119.4M	$121.9M
YoY Change	-5.19%	-10.36%	-8.07%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$31.48M	$34.30M	$34.70M
YoY Change	-18.03%	-12.94%	-14.53%
Goodwill	$168.6M
YoY Change	-0.93%
Intangibles	$47.14M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$3.034M	$3.500M	$4.200M
YoY Change	26.42%	12.9%	82.61%
Total Long-Term Assets	$250.3M	$253.3M	$262.5M
YoY Change	-1.55%	-1.52%	8.43%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$116.4M	$119.4M	$121.9M
Total Long-Term Assets	$250.3M	$253.3M	$262.5M
Total Assets	$366.7M	$372.7M	$384.4M
YoY Change	-2.73%	-4.53%	2.59%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$17.39M	$15.00M	$14.90M
YoY Change	8.69%	-22.28%	-29.72%
Accrued Expenses	$32.58M	$23.20M	$23.40M
YoY Change	44.81%	-5.69%	8.84%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$4.396M	$2.500M	$1.000M
YoY Change	158.59%	-75.25%	-90.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$57.14M	$44.10M	$42.50M
YoY Change	31.05%	-23.97%	-23.01%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$23.80M	$28.80M	$32.20M
YoY Change	-26.76%	26.87%	33.06%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$13.00M	$1.800M	$2.900M
YoY Change	490.77%	-60.0%	11.54%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$36.80M	$30.60M	$35.10M
YoY Change	6.05%	12.5%	30.97%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$57.14M	$44.10M	$42.50M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$36.80M	$30.60M	$35.10M
Total Liabilities	$93.94M	$81.60M	$85.50M
YoY Change	7.97%	-16.48%	-8.65%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$138.0M
YoY Change
Common Stock	$9.000K
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$97.00K	$97.00K	$97.00K
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	19.00K shares
Shareholders Equity	$268.9M	$291.1M	$298.9M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$366.7M	$372.7M	$384.4M
YoY Change	-2.73%	-4.53%	2.59%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$15.97M	-$1.304M	-$3.044M
YoY Change	454.38%	-65.59%	2.15%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$4.940M	$3.700M	$4.980M
YoY Change	2.92%	-19.74%	16.36%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.300M	$6.550M	$2.950M
YoY Change	-236.9%	-444.74%	-133.71%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$420.0K	-$4.150M	-$2.220M
YoY Change	-89.93%	-25.76%	-59.04%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$0.00	-$130.0K	-$120.0K
YoY Change			-136.36%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$420.0K	-$4.280M	-$2.350M
YoY Change	-89.93%	-23.3%	-53.92%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.930M	-1.840M	-380.0K
YoY Change	1771.43%	22.67%	-100.95%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	2.300M	6.550M	2.950M
Cash From Investing Activities	-420.0K	-4.280M	-2.350M
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.930M	-1.840M	-380.0K
Net Change In Cash	-2.050M	430.0K	220.0K
YoY Change	-66.17%	-104.79%	-99.16%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.300M	$6.550M	$2.950M
Capital Expenditures	-$420.0K	-$4.150M	-$2.220M
Free Cash Flow	$2.720M	$10.70M	$5.170M
YoY Change	9.24%	189.97%	-255.26%

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CY2010	atec	Stock Issued During Period Value Warrant Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueWarrantExercised
CY2010	atec	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Permanent Differences EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationPermanentDifferences	0.034	pure
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CY2010	atec	Stock Issued During Period Value License Agreements StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueLicenseAgreements	3500000
CY2010	atec	Stock Issued During Period Value Mark To Market Litigation Settlement StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueMarkToMarketLitigationSettlement	-399000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	0.036	pure
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